It seems like this election cycle we have more than the normal amount of challengers in local races.  I suspect that has to do with the fact that so many of us are fed up with the arrogance, greed and lack of integrity of most of our elected leaders.  My friends, those of the political persuasion—y’all know which ones I mean—don’t think any of these candidates stand a chance because they don’t have the hundreds of thousands of dollars it takes to fill our mailboxes with an over-abundance of slick campaign flyers.  And much of our more-recent election history proves them right.

That being said, I’m not particularly ready to throw in the towel and sit back while so many completely corrupt incumbents have an easy time of it, spending their war chests on criminal defense and living the high life.  Some of them are incredibly cocky about their expected victories before even knowing the entire list of candidates running against them.  They know they have the big bucks to finance their campaigns if they need it.  We know who they are and who the contributors are who will give them unlimited funds to assure they stay in office. Continue reading →